CW_Elements of Plot_Quiz Review

CREATIVE WRITING Elements of Plot, Quiz
Review
**This PowerPoint has been adapted from gmsdk12.org**

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Monday, you went over LOTS of literary terms!
These are terms that you’ll need not only for this unit but
for the rest of the semester—and probably in your lit
class, too!
Make sure you check out the resources in the OHS or the
file transfer, if you haven’t already!
REVIEW: LITERARY TERMS

LET’S REVIEW!
The best definition of fiction is?
A. imaginative narration, especially in prose form; something feigned, invented, or
imagined; a made-up story; an imaginary thing or event, postulated for the purposes
of argument or explanation
B. Literature that is based on fact
C. Literature that is based mostly on fact and is about real people, real
events, and/or real places
D. All of the above
E. None of the above

WHAT EVERY STORY NEEDS:
Plot
Theme
Characters
Setting
Conflict
Spotlight: Elements of Plot

ELEMENTS OF THE SHORT STORY
The short story emerges from the writer’s careful
manipulation of various formal elements, which will usually
include:
Plot (Action and Conflict)
Characterization
Setting (Time and Place)
Point of View
Tone
Symbolism
Theme
Style/diction
Spotlight: Elements of Plot

WHAT IS PLOT?
Plot concerns the organization of
the main events of a work of
fiction.
Most plots will trace some process
of change in which characters are
caught up in a conflict that is
eventually resolved.

1. EXPOSITION
This usually occurs at the beginning of a short story.
Here the characters are introduced. We also learn
about the setting of the story. This section also
presents other facts necessary to understanding the
story

IMPORTANT PARTS OF THE
EXPOSITION
Setting
Time
Place
Characters
Protagonist: The
main character; the
hero
Antagonist: The
character who is in
conflict with the
protagonist in some
way; the “bad guy”
 Static: Character stays the same
 Dynamic: Character changes in
some way

2. RISING ACTION
The rising action includes all the
events that lead to the climax. It
also presents some type of conflict

3. CLIMAX
The “high point”. This is the turning point
of the story. Usually the main character
comes face to face with a conflict. The
main character will change in some way.

CONFLICT:
Conflict is at the heart of fiction. If there is no conflict,
readers are less likely to care about the outcome.
Conflicts fall into one of a variety of types.

4. FALLING ACTION
All loose ends
of the plot are
tied up. The
conflict(s) and
climax are
taken care of.

5. RESOLUTION
The story
comes to a
reasonable
ending.

PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER
1. Exposition
2. Rising Action
3. Climax
4. Falling Action
5. Resolution
Beginning of
Story
Middle of Story
End of Story

QUESTION 1
A STATIC character
a. Remains the same at the end
of the story
b. Changes by the end of the
story
c. Is the main character

QUESTION 2
The main character of the story is:
a. The antagonist
b. The protagonist
c. The exposition

QUESTION 3
The part of the story where the
main character comes face to face
with a conflict
a. The climax
b. The falling action
c. The resolution

QUESTION 3
The part of the story that ties up all
the loose ends and takes care of the
conflict
a. The climax
b. The falling action
c. The resolution

QUESTION 4
The setting is made up of:
a. Protagonist and antagonist
b. Place and characters
c. Time and Place

TEST YOUR PLOT
KNOWLEDGE!
The 3 Little Pigs
You will now watch a short version
of the story to refresh your
memory. After you will need to
answer questions about the plot,
characters, and setting.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5hI9U
19-m0

Jot down some notes…
What is the setting?
Who is the Protagonist?
Who is the Antagonist?
What is the point of view?
What is the type of conflict?

What is the setting?
 The beautiful clearing where the 3 Little Pigs build their homes
 Time: Not exactly known. The time their mother thought it was
appropriate they leave the home.
Who is the Protagonist?
 Pig # 3
Who is the Antagonist?
 The Big Bad Wolf
What is the point of view?
 3rd person omniscient
What is the type of conflict?
 Character vs. Character

DRAW ARROWS FROM THE
EVENTS TO THEIR
APPROPRIATE PLOT
ELEMENTS Exposition
Rising Action
Climax
Falling Action
Resolution
Three little pigs leave
home to find adventure in
the big world.
Pig #1 builds a house of straw,
Pig #2 builds a house of sticks,
and Pig # 3 builds a house of
bricks.
Big Bad Wolf blows
the straw house down
and pig #1 escapes to
Pig #2’s house.
The pigs come across a
beautiful clearing they think
will be a perfect spot to build
their homes.
Big Bad Wolf blows the stick
house down and Pig #1 and #2
escape to Pig # 3’s house.
The Big Bad Wolf tries
several times, but he can’t
blow down brick house.
Wolf decides to sneak down the
chimney to get the pigs.
Wolf falls into boiling
pot of soup.The Big Bad Wolf is so scared of
the 3 Pigs that he runs off in the
woods never to be seen again.
The 3 little pigs live happily ever
after.

CHECK IT
Event #2
Pig #1 builds a house of straw,
Pig #2 builds a house of sticks,
and Pig # 3 builds a house of
bricks.
Event #3
Big Bad Wolf blows
the straw house down
and pig #1 escapes to
Pig #2’s house.
Event #1
The pigs come across a
beautiful clearing they think
will be a perfect spot to build
their homes.
Event #4
Big Bad Wolf blows the stick
house down and Pig #1 and #2
escape to Pig # 3’s house.
Event #5
The Big Bad Wolf tries
several times, but he can’t
blow down brick house.
CLIMAX: Wolf decides to
sneak down the chimney to get
the pigs.
Wolf falls into boiling
pot of soup.
RESOLUTION: The Big
Bad Wolf is so scared of the 3
Pigs that he runs off in the
woods never to be seen again.
The 3 little pigs live happily ever
after.
EXPOSITION: Three
little pigs leave home to
find adventure in the big
world.

1. WHICH WOULD NOT BE A
PART OF THE SETTING?
A. Two teenagers arguing
B. A thunderstorm
C. 3pm on a winter day
D. New York city

2. BEING LOST IN A
SNOWSTORM WOULD BE
WHAT KIND OF CONFLICT?
A. Person vs. Self
B. Person vs. Fate, Nature, or Circumstances
C. Person vs. Person
D. Person vs. Society

3. A LAWYER DEFENDING A MAN
THAT THE COMMUNITY
BELIEVES IS GUILTY IS AND
EXAMPLE OF WHAT KIND OF
CONFLICT?A. Person vs. Self
B. Person vs. Person
C. Person vs. Society
D. Person vs. Fate, Nature, or Circumstances

4. THE MAIN CHARACTER
WHO FACES THE CONFLICT IN
THE STORY IS CALLED THE
A. antagonist
B. quest
C. protagonist
D. none of the above

5. THE CHARACTER WHO
CREATES PROBLEMS FOR THE
MAIN CHARACTER—AND OFTEN
CREATES THE CONFLICT—IS
CALLED THEA. antagonist
B. quest
C. protagonist
D. none of the above

6. DIALOGUE BY AND ABOUT A
CHARACTER, DESCRIPTION OF A
CHARACTER, AND A
CHARACTER’S ACTIONS ARE
ALWAYS TOA. develop character
B. develop setting
C. explain the plot
D. explain the theme

7. COMPLICATIONS HELP
DEVELOP
A. the falling actions in the plot
B. the setting
C. the rising action in the plot
D. None of the above

8. THE CLIMAX IS
A. when we first find out about the conflict
B. when the setting is described
C. when we are introduced to the antagonist
D. when the main character is at the point of resolving
(or not resolving) the conflict

9. THEME IS
A. the tone of the story
B. The central message
C. the culmination of characters' decisions
D. the central plot

10. GENERATIVE WRITING
ALLOWS A FICTION WRITER
TO:
A. generate new ideas for possible plots, characters, and
settings
B. develop characters into well-polished protagonists
and antagonists
C. review the plot, setting, and characters for revision
D. Write true accounts of characters’ lives.

WHERE ELSE CAN YOU
STUDY??
By reviewing 2.00 Unit Warm up, slide 4.—
sub genres of fiction! (Yup, it’s on the
quiz, too!)

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